Gallery: Duchess Kate, Prince William and Prince Harry give royal sendoff to Tour de France

Prince William, Duchess Kate and Prince Harry are pictured on the podium at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France.Eric Feferberg, AFP/Getty Images.
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Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L), and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (C) take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony as Britain's Christopher Froome (R) looks on before the start of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 5, 2014 between Leeds and Harrogate, northern England. The 2014 Tour de France gets underway on July 5 in the streets of Leeds and ends on July 27 down the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERGERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images
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Prince William and Duchess Kate are pictured on the podium at the end of the 190.5 km first stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images.
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Duchess Kate watches as Mark Cavendish falls from his bike near the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour De France. Chris Jackson, WPA Pool/Getty Images.
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Duchess Kate talks to Geraint Thomas of Team Sky as Mark Cavendish of Omega Pharma-Quick Step looks on before the start of the Tour de France on July 5, 2014 at West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England. Asadour Guzelian, WPA Pool/Getty Images.Asadour Guzelian, WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Duchess Kate and Prince William watch riders at the finish line of Stage 1 of the Tour De France. Chris Jackson, WPA Pool/Getty Images.Chris Jackson, WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arrive in West Tanfield, northern England on July 5 for the start of the Tour de France. Anna Gowthorpe, AFP/Getty Images.Anna Gowthorpe, AFP/Getty Images.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge waves as she leaves the finish line of stage one of the Tour De France. Chris Jackson, Pool/AP Photo.Chris Jackson, Pool/AP Photo
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It was a busy weekend for the young members of the Royal family as Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry travelled to northern England to attend the start of the 101st Tour de France.

“Hundreds of spectators greeted the royals in the Yorkshire village of West Tanfield,” reported People magazine. “On a cool, sunny day, the Duchess of Cambridge, 32, looked refreshed in her beloved nude LK Bennett pumps and green coat dress.”

And even though Prince George was not with his parents and uncle, he was still a part of the day.

“Prince George was acknowledged by the famous cycle race’s organizers and gifted with his own mini yellow jersey, the item given to winners throughout the Tour de France,” reported Hello! magazine. “Royal fans, who lined the Yorkshire streets to cheer on the cyclists, were also keen to talk about George, with one little girl asking where he was to which Kate replied ‘he’s asleep in his bedroom.’ The Duchess also gave an insight into what the little Prince enjoys playing with, telling one well-wisher that George is “interested in helicopters and anything with wheels.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, this is 20th time the Tour de France has started outside France: “Reflecting a growing enthusiasm for cycling in the U.K., organizers are holding the first three stages in England before returning to France and hitting classic territory for the famously gruelling mountain stages. (The bikes will get to France by boat.) This year also sees forays into Belgium and Spain.”

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